Tag Archives: procrastination

There’s a bit in Jack London’s “White Fang” where two humans bet that the titular half-wolf/half-dog can’t pull a heavily laden sled. And the sled has been out on the ice for a bit, and has sunk down into grooves. … Continue reading →

So, there’s that long-but-interesting article about the current corporate meat-puppet POTUS. In which he tells Michael Lewis You also need to remove from your life the day-to-day problems that absorb most people for meaningful parts of their day. “You’ll see … Continue reading →

How to change your life in 7 steps John Bird and Lena Semaan Vermilion 84 pages This short book is by John Bird (the founder of the Big Issue) and a barely-credited ghost-writer. It’s quite good (better than it looked … Continue reading →

Harrumph. Yes, it should have. And there were no good reasons (but lots of prevarications and excuses and so on) that it didn’t. Various people whose judgment I trust are saying it should get written. And right now it would … Continue reading →

From some time management book skimmed “It is easy to let procrastination become a habit rather than a once-in-a-while thing. Why do we put off doing things? Common reasons include fear of failure boredom with the task other things are … Continue reading →

Why we do we put stuff off? Well, I guess there are different reasons for different people at different times, but for me it is down to * avoidance of pain/effort * discounting the future and drum roll please * … Continue reading →

Hmm, just spent a lovely day with the missus. Watched a film I haven’t seen for 20 years (a lot crapper than I remember- I should leave good memories alone!) and also “The Good Shepherd,” which I thought was bloody … Continue reading →